Roof-covering.



E. FLAGG.

ROOF COVERING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-15. I9I'7.

Patented Aug. 20, L918.

' lNI/ENTUR Y WW A TTORNEKS EFECIEL Awlicaiion filed Sc member 15. 1917.

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lie Fmon, a sii'izen of (he l uiled Slam-s and a resident oi tin.- ciiyof New York. borough of Manllaltan. in tho {anon ainl Slain of NewYin-l; have invonlml a nviv andlniprovml .fnil, ill}: i, and oxar-idosoriptioin invontion rolaios lo moi" coverings of tho Wain-proof rvpc. known on the market as paroid, srm'laslic, rnhberoid, etc.

in objocl' of the invention to provide a roof i-oi'oring whichinoxpensivo, which is noat and phasing in appearance, and \vhirli gin helaid more quickly than roofs of a similar (lass.

With the above and ol'her objects in ion. i'hc naliin'o oi, which willinoro fully appear as lho ili-suription prowcds; ihe invontion(:onsisl's in the novel constrnriion, combination and arrangement ofpails as herein fully described illustrated and claimed.

in the accoinpaIrving drawings, 'l ori'nin g our of the. application,similar cl a a'urc z roforonco indicato uorz-ospondiig pails ii all 'iheviews.

Figure l is a fragmmiliarv of a roof provided \vilh a (flooring oinhodving' in invnnliion. a porlioo Lin: roofvovwing living ljl'llllill on" inshow the. data ls I 1 is a frz ig'inen'ary sovl'ion lhz'oug'h a roof andits covering;

is a fragniontai' elevation of the roof vovel'ing;

ig". l is a section i'hrough a modified and elevation sl'riui'inn ol'tho roof covering; and

Fig. :3 is a similar fraginentai' v sodium of a roof in in i p a'specti"recent )1 inany new and PXCCliLfllll or s have been place glon the asparoichl efoi'lasric and out they are not used for osorl roo f buildingsof the better class because ll osulting roof covering unol-s' rl'l v.The Joinnion method of using these I uiiais is' to lay them in lasheets, i about thirty-six inches lilile and of also the be laid morequickly Specification of Litttms Paiem Paionind Aug. 28 iii-l3 8.

Sierial No. 191,596.

lndor he aciion of the weather the shoots soon buckle. and make anunsightlv roof' covering. My invention is intended to obviate thisresult by laying the material in a iliiiOFQilf-lllullilm, HerebyPondering this qxcellonl and economical roofing material vsuitahlo forall kinds of roofs.

havv (llf'BLO'VQIOd ihat when strips of "paro idd or similari'inirerials, are used; in narrow strips, inentocl together, there is;no tondonvy to hackle and the strips lio flat and proscnl' a, neat andhandsome appaaranco.

Referring lo l'hn drawings, (3 is a sloping roof tho (rover o'l which isforinod of narrow overlapping ships F of iva .orproof material, such a;paroid or us equivalent. The strips run on (ho roof transversely of theslope and have the underlying edges of same soi-nrod in {he roofhoarding by means of lacks ll. {See l and The overlying wigos are l nothat. is, not unnamed to lhe nmlorlyingz edges. Tho surfaces of thosestrips hing ooaliod .viih a material which has a tondonoy to stick. thisin many "ases is sul'licionl; to pron: .9, Wind from raising theunsecured (Wm-lying edges of the strips; but, if desired, clips 10 maybe provided (see Figs. 1, 2 and 3), which are in tho shape of hooks. Thenails for each Ponrse are driven through these clips, the hooks forminga guide for the succeeding man'se, and when hem down hold the overlyingedge and prevent the wind from getting uncle]- and blowing the stripoff.

The r-nds of the strips where they finish at a gable and would prvsenl,a cheap and unsatisfzu'tory appearance. To overcome (his i use inolalangle pic-06s 11 which are about as long as tho strip is Wide and whichlaid in overlap the 0nd of the strip and angle pisc-e of the precedingcourse. (See l and 3.)

The 'niiial cost of the roofing material is small as compar ecl withshingles, and it can and atl'ess expense with sabsl'antially the same,and even better,

